Chapter XVI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Betty woke early after a few hours’ sleep, recalling the sound of low voices, those of her father and mother, talking over the matter, of course.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading AN UNHAPPY INTERVIEW Then there _was_ something in the remarks that had been made about Jack Huxley.

later than; following

From this reading Betty woke early after a few hours’ sleep, recalling the sound of low voices, those of her father and mother, talking over the matter, of course.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading AN UNHAPPY INTERVIEW Then there _was_ something in the remarks that had been made about Jack Huxley.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Betty woke early after a few hours’ sleep, recalling the sound of low voices, those of her father and mother, talking over the matter, of course.

a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading She could hear some one, presumably her mother, moving about in the other part of the apartment.

a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet

From this reading Careful not to waken Doris, Betty presently gathered up her school clothes and went to the bathroom to dress; but she was not the first one up.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading AN UNHAPPY INTERVIEW Then there _was_ something in the remarks that had been made about Jack Huxley.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Before Betty combed her tousled golden head, she hurried into the kitchen and found her mother fixing grape fruit for breakfast.

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From this reading Betty woke early after a few hours’ sleep, recalling the sound of low voices, those of her father and mother, talking over the matter, of course.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading Before Betty combed her tousled golden head, she hurried into the kitchen and found her mother fixing grape fruit for breakfast.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Careful not to waken Doris, Betty presently gathered up her school clothes and went to the bathroom to dress; but she was not the first one up.

exercising caution or showing care or attention

From this reading Careful not to waken Doris, Betty presently gathered up her school clothes and went to the bathroom to dress; but she was not the first one up.

clothing in general

From this reading Careful not to waken Doris, Betty presently gathered up her school clothes and went to the bathroom to dress; but she was not the first one up.

(of hair) made tidy with a comb

From this reading Before Betty combed her tousled golden head, she hurried into the kitchen and found her mother fixing grape fruit for breakfast.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading She could hear some one, presumably her mother, moving about in the other part of the apartment.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Betty woke early after a few hours’ sleep, recalling the sound of low voices, those of her father and mother, talking over the matter, of course.

(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids

From this reading Careful not to waken Doris, Betty presently gathered up her school clothes and went to the bathroom to dress; but she was not the first one up.

put on clothes

From this reading Careful not to waken Doris, Betty presently gathered up her school clothes and went to the bathroom to dress; but she was not the first one up.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Betty woke early after a few hours’ sleep, recalling the sound of low voices, those of her father and mother, talking over the matter, of course.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Betty woke early after a few hours’ sleep, recalling the sound of low voices, those of her father and mother, talking over the matter, of course.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Betty woke early after a few hours’ sleep, recalling the sound of low voices, those of her father and mother, talking over the matter, of course.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Careful not to waken Doris, Betty presently gathered up her school clothes and went to the bathroom to dress; but she was not the first one up.

the act of putting something in working order again

From this reading Before Betty combed her tousled golden head, she hurried into the kitchen and found her mother fixing grape fruit for breakfast.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Before Betty combed her tousled golden head, she hurried into the kitchen and found her mother fixing grape fruit for breakfast.

set up or found

From this reading Before Betty combed her tousled golden head, she hurried into the kitchen and found her mother fixing grape fruit for breakfast.

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading Before Betty combed her tousled golden head, she hurried into the kitchen and found her mother fixing grape fruit for breakfast.

brought together in one place

From this reading Careful not to waken Doris, Betty presently gathered up her school clothes and went to the bathroom to dress; but she was not the first one up.

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading Before Betty combed her tousled golden head, she hurried into the kitchen and found her mother fixing grape fruit for breakfast.

any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters

From this reading Before Betty combed her tousled golden head, she hurried into the kitchen and found her mother fixing grape fruit for breakfast.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading AN UNHAPPY INTERVIEW Then there _was_ something in the remarks that had been made about Jack Huxley.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Before Betty combed her tousled golden head, she hurried into the kitchen and found her mother fixing grape fruit for breakfast.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading She could hear some one, presumably her mother, moving about in the other part of the apartment.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Betty woke early after a few hours’ sleep, recalling the sound of low voices, those of her father and mother, talking over the matter, of course.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading Betty woke early after a few hours’ sleep, recalling the sound of low voices, those of her father and mother, talking over the matter, of course.

moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste

From this reading Before Betty combed her tousled golden head, she hurried into the kitchen and found her mother fixing grape fruit for breakfast.

English physiologist who, with Alan Hodgkin, discovered the role of potassium and sodium ions in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1917)

From this reading AN UNHAPPY INTERVIEW Then there _was_ something in the remarks that had been made about Jack Huxley.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading AN UNHAPPY INTERVIEW Then there _was_ something in the remarks that had been made about Jack Huxley.

conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting

From this reading AN UNHAPPY INTERVIEW Then there _was_ something in the remarks that had been made about Jack Huxley.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Before Betty combed her tousled golden head, she hurried into the kitchen and found her mother fixing grape fruit for breakfast.

a small worthless amount

From this reading AN UNHAPPY INTERVIEW Then there _was_ something in the remarks that had been made about Jack Huxley.

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading Before Betty combed her tousled golden head, she hurried into the kitchen and found her mother fixing grape fruit for breakfast.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Betty woke early after a few hours’ sleep, recalling the sound of low voices, those of her father and mother, talking over the matter, of course.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading AN UNHAPPY INTERVIEW Then there _was_ something in the remarks that had been made about Jack Huxley.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading Betty woke early after a few hours’ sleep, recalling the sound of low voices, those of her father and mother, talking over the matter, of course.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Betty woke early after a few hours’ sleep, recalling the sound of low voices, those of her father and mother, talking over the matter, of course.

in motion

From this reading She could hear some one, presumably her mother, moving about in the other part of the apartment.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Careful not to waken Doris, Betty presently gathered up her school clothes and went to the bathroom to dress; but she was not the first one up.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Betty woke early after a few hours’ sleep, recalling the sound of low voices, those of her father and mother, talking over the matter, of course.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Careful not to waken Doris, Betty presently gathered up her school clothes and went to the bathroom to dress; but she was not the first one up.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading She could hear some one, presumably her mother, moving about in the other part of the apartment.

above and across; more than

From this reading Betty woke early after a few hours’ sleep, recalling the sound of low voices, those of her father and mother, talking over the matter, of course.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading She could hear some one, presumably her mother, moving about in the other part of the apartment.

in the near future

From this reading Careful not to waken Doris, Betty presently gathered up her school clothes and went to the bathroom to dress; but she was not the first one up.

by reasonable assumption

From this reading She could hear some one, presumably her mother, moving about in the other part of the apartment.

-ing form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading Betty woke early after a few hours’ sleep, recalling the sound of low voices, those of her father and mother, talking over the matter, of course.

plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading AN UNHAPPY INTERVIEW Then there _was_ something in the remarks that had been made about Jack Huxley.

an educational institution

From this reading Careful not to waken Doris, Betty presently gathered up her school clothes and went to the bathroom to dress; but she was not the first one up.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Careful not to waken Doris, Betty presently gathered up her school clothes and went to the bathroom to dress; but she was not the first one up.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading Betty woke early after a few hours’ sleep, recalling the sound of low voices, those of her father and mother, talking over the matter, of course.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading She could hear some one, presumably her mother, moving about in the other part of the apartment.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading AN UNHAPPY INTERVIEW Then there _was_ something in the remarks that had been made about Jack Huxley.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading Betty woke early after a few hours’ sleep, recalling the sound of low voices, those of her father and mother, talking over the matter, of course.

an exchange of ideas via conversation

From this reading Betty woke early after a few hours’ sleep, recalling the sound of low voices, those of her father and mother, talking over the matter, of course.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading AN UNHAPPY INTERVIEW Then there _was_ something in the remarks that had been made about Jack Huxley.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading AN UNHAPPY INTERVIEW Then there _was_ something in the remarks that had been made about Jack Huxley.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading AN UNHAPPY INTERVIEW Then there _was_ something in the remarks that had been made about Jack Huxley.

in or at that place or location

From this reading AN UNHAPPY INTERVIEW Then there _was_ something in the remarks that had been made about Jack Huxley.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Betty woke early after a few hours’ sleep, recalling the sound of low voices, those of her father and mother, talking over the matter, of course.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Careful not to waken Doris, Betty presently gathered up her school clothes and went to the bathroom to dress; but she was not the first one up.

in disarray; extremely disorderly

From this reading Before Betty combed her tousled golden head, she hurried into the kitchen and found her mother fixing grape fruit for breakfast.

experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

From this reading AN UNHAPPY INTERVIEW Then there _was_ something in the remarks that had been made about Jack Huxley.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Careful not to waken Doris, Betty presently gathered up her school clothes and went to the bathroom to dress; but she was not the first one up.

plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading Betty woke early after a few hours’ sleep, recalling the sound of low voices, those of her father and mother, talking over the matter, of course.

cause to become awake or conscious

From this reading Careful not to waken Doris, Betty presently gathered up her school clothes and went to the bathroom to dress; but she was not the first one up.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading AN UNHAPPY INTERVIEW Then there _was_ something in the remarks that had been made about Jack Huxley.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Careful not to waken Doris, Betty presently gathered up her school clothes and went to the bathroom to dress; but she was not the first one up.

inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading Betty woke early after a few hours’ sleep, recalling the sound of low voices, those of her father and mother, talking over the matter, of course.